Village · Polur, Tiruvannamalai
# Kunnathur

Kunnathur is a village in Polur sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 606803. The 2011 Census counted 2,912 people in 731 households, the 40th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%.
- 2,912 people (2011)
- 731 households
- 83.3% literacy
- 606803 PIN code

## Kunnathur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kunnathur is 606803. Kunnathur falls in Polur sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu.
- PIN code 606803
- Gram panchayat Kunnanthur
- Community development block Polur
- Census village code 631714

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kunnathur from nearby towns?
- Polur (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road
- Tiruvannamalai (district HQ) 35 km by road
- Polur (nearest town) 2 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kunnathur?

22 services counted by the Census are inside Kunnathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Polur
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Ettivadi
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Polur
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 16 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kunnathur known for?

The main crops are paddy, sugarcane and ground nut. About 14% of the 486 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kunnathur

Of every 100 households in Kunnathur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kunnathur · ■ Polur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 92% 90%
- Toilet within the home 25% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 74% 87%
- Tap water 58% 82%
- Drinking water within premises 31% 17%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 36% 22%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 60% 76%
- Use banking services 47% 40%
- Television 85% 83%
- Mobile phone 67% 56%
- Computer with internet 2% 1%
- Two-wheeler 25% 20%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 7% 8%
- Own their home 91% 95%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kunnathur?

■ Kunnathur · ■ Polur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 83.3% 70.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1026 993
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 917
- Working population 49.3% 54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 76.2% for women. 59% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 61 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 63 (4%) · ■ Household industry 14 (1%) · ■ Other work 393 (27%) · ■ Marginal 906 (63%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Polur
- Thuvinjikuppam 2,993 people
- Kilpattu 2,964 people
- Tindivanam 2,932 people
- Renderipattu 2,913 people
- Kidampalayam 2,845 people
- Mathimangalam 2,843 people
- Kaliyam 2,826 people
- Palliput 2,818 people

All 196 villages in Polur

## Other places named Kunnathur
- Kunnathur · Sub-district, Kollam · 199,456 people
- Kunnathur · Village, Kunnathur, Kollam · 25,009 people
- Kunnathur · Town, Tiruppur · 8,774 people
- Kunnathur · Village, Arani, Tiruvannamalai · 4,819 people
- Kunnathur · Village, Arakonam, Vellore · 4,723 people
- Kunnathur · Village, Coimbatore North, Coimbatore · 4,281 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kunnathur? 606803
- How far is Kunnathur from Tiruvannamalai? 35 km by road
- What is the population of Kunnathur? 2,912 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kunnathur in? Tiruvannamalai district (Polur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kunnathur? 83.3% (Census 2011)

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